As the last few chords of Tayna Tucker’s “Delta Dawn” play, the lights go down, and we are brought to a quaint, aged home of the Magrath sisters in Hazelhurst, Mississippi where the sisters have reunited with the illness of their grandfather, each sister with her own emotional baggage toContinue Reading
Comic book movies have taken Hollywood by storm over the last decade, having gone from being considered fringe and nerdy to being nominated for Best Picture at last year’s Academy Awards (“Black Panther”). This success has sparked filmmakers to get more creative with comic book movies and branch out. JustContinue Reading
“Ad Astra” is the latest film by writer-director James Gray, a gripping drama set in the near future where advancements in interplanetary space technology have led to the colonization and militarization of adjacent heavenly bodies. Major Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) is a dedicated astronaut in the United States Space CommandContinue Reading
2001 Concordia alum Stephen Letnes was recently nominated in the 2019 Emmy awards. The composer has gained attention for his scoring of the documentary “Beneath the Ink,” which is part of GQ magazines “Short Stories” series and was nominated for an Outstanding Short Documentary Emmy. The film focuses on Zanesville,Continue Reading
“Education is a basic human right, yet those who need education the most – children living in poverty – are the least likely to attend and complete school,” according to the website for the organization buildOn. Jim Ziolkowski, founder, president and CEO of buildOn and best-selling author of “Walk inContinue Reading
Some of the most popular monsters, aliens, ghosts and other fantasy creatures that the world of cinema has to offer will soon be coming to Fargo. The Fargo Fantastic Film Festival (FFFF) will be returning to the Fargo Theatre on Sept. 26—28. With over 250 films from over 40 countries,Continue Reading
“Hustlers” tells the story of New York exotic dancers in the years before and after the 2008 financial crisis. The film follows the women as their means of conning Wall Street businessmen to spend exuberant amounts of money on their services fall foul of the law. The film is basedContinue Reading
Nine-year-old Lauryn Hinckley watched as a family with a cart half-full of groceries had to put many of their items back because they could not afford it. She could not shake the image of hungry children from her mind and set to work almost immediately. Hinckley founded her organization, “StoppingContinue Reading
Every summer, students travel out to Seven Blackfoot Ranch, located about two hours from Jordan, Montana, to spend two weeks searching the land for fossils. The ranch is located on the Hell Creek Formation, an intensively-studied area where researchers have found fossils of sea creatures and land animals alike. TheContinue Reading
CW: Suicide When Becky Weiler lost her sister by suicide, her family, friends and herself decided to come together a year later and organize a walk that could potentially help others who have gone through something similar. This national event falls under the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention whichContinue Reading